Bridges to Be Made by County — Tax Levy

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Bridges that cannot be built by the overseer and the overseer's assistants shall be a county charge, and the county legislative body shall make a levy on the taxables to raise money for the purpose, and shall contract and agree for building, keeping, and repairing the bridges.

Code 1858, § 1212 (deriv. Acts 1804, ch. 1, § 5); Shan., § 1708; Code 1932, § 3018; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1108.

Cross-References. Levees or drains necessitating county to build, §69-5-713.

Railroad drawbridges over navigable streams, §69-1-114.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Bridges, § 5.


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